Ephron, who visited Seattle in 2006 and toured the Central Library (pictured), died in 2012 at age 71. more Seattle in the '90s was known for many things: the sight from Frasier's apartment on "Frasier;" the grunge wave; Microsoft and the growing tech boom; "Singles," and towards the tail end, "10 Things I Hate About You." But perhaps no Seattle skyline loomed as large as that of "Sleepless in Seattle." For starters, the city was right there in the title.

Clinton dealt with the world impact of the splitting of Yugoslavia and the turmoil surrounding the no-fly zones in Iraq. Locally, controversy rose as Democrat Laurel Prussing defeated Republican Greg Cozad to be the 103rd District Representative.